Water is Life
Water is life and is the most important substance for the human body to stay healthy and alive, so then why do we know nothing about it when it comes to our health and self-sufficiency? If you ask a child where water comes from, their first answer most likely is the tap. This is so sad because not only does it isolate them from nature; it teaches them to be dependent on corporations. My grandparents used to call it corporation pop, which always left me puzzled, but now I am older. I can see what they meant.
As long as there is a sky above your head, you can get water from almost anywhere in the world, even in the hottest of deserts. All you need is the foreknowledge of where and how to collect it, then once you have found your water source you need to know if it needs filtering / distilling. In survival and bug-out (living off grid) situations, it is essential to know how to find water and treat it for safe drinking. Plants and trees are a great source to find drinkable water. If you know how, for instance, you can tap certain trees, maple, and birch being the most favoured because they make really tasty syrups. Putting a plastic bag over a tree branch with leaves on it for 24 hours will collect condensation, and cactus and Aloe Vera contains a really refreshing drink that is super healthy. Another tip: Aloe Vera provides great protection from the sun.
There are many ways to find and collect water. Many of them are so simple like collecting the dew from grass by trailing a jumper or coat behind you until it is saturated, or laying a tarp on the ground overnight to collect the morning dew. These are just a few of the many ways to collect water, of course; the most obvious is collecting rain water in barrels. When we look at the circulation of water in the natural world, the position of rainwater is at the top of the cycle. It is possible, therefore, for us to drink untreated rainwater. This is because rainwater is pure, distilled water evaporated from the sun – nothing else. However, when rainwater falls from the sky, substances from the air and land melt into the rainwater. Fortunately, when rainwater soaks into the ground, it then becomes mineral water.
Filtering / Distilling Water
Once you have found your water source, you next have to make it safe to drink. The amount of filtering depends on how clean or dirty the water is. You can filter and drink most waters, it should be obvious to stay clear of foul smelling water and always boil the water you have collected where ever possible. Water collected from plants and trees is generally safe to drink straight from the source, as the filtering is done by the plant.
How to make a simple water filter.
Flowing water is typically the best source to collect from. If you are collecting water from the ground such as lakes, puddles, ponds anywhere really where it has collected it is always handy to know how to make a filter no matter where the water has come from. A simple filtering system has five components :
- Empty plastic bottle
- Pebbles
- Moss (or cotton wool)
- Charcoal ( from camp fire)
- Sand (as clean as you can find it)
(How I do it) Cut the bottom of the bottle off, put in charcoal, sand, moss and pebbles in that order and pour your dirty water in it will take some time to drip its way clear and clean after which a final stage of boiling and hey presto you have drinking water.
Solar water distilling
Solar distillation is a great way to produce pure, potable drinking water that is safe for consumption with nothing but a little ingenuity, and the power of the sun! It’s a great experiment for all the family to try.
It is simple to do using two clear (plastic or glass) bottles and glue (or tape). Fill one bottle with dirty/or saltwater, then connect the second bottle and set in the sun; within a few minutes the water begins to evaporate, and the other bottle collects the clean distilled water vapor. Tips: make sure the bottles have an airtight connection.
Prop up the bottles at a slight angle so as the dirty/or saltwater starts to evaporate, water vapor will travel up to the higher collection container; this method works best in bright sun.
Solar distillers work by mimicking the natural water cycle: The sun provides energy to warm the water; the water evaporates (forms clouds) and condenses (makes rain) when it meets a cooler surface. Boiling is not required for solar distillation, and some people believe water from a solar distiller is purer than boiled water.
So as you can see with a little knowledge water can be found anywhere. The trick is to think like nature, in this article I have given a brief outline of how to find and collect water along with how to make it safe to drink. It is a vast topic and one that has gained popularity in the scientific world in their quest to help with environmental issues. Water is life, and it’s many mysteries are only just starting to be discovered. Below you will find videos about waters many other uses and secrets.
Viktor Schauberger
Secrets of water
A fascinating exploration of the ground-breaking discoveries and mind-blowing uses of waters secret qualities. Understand why vortexing water may be so beneficial to your health. Free-energy produced by the Repulsine device. An excellent documentary on the genius of Viktor Schaubeger and his son, Walter Schauberger who spent their life researching and utilizing waters hidden qualities.
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